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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
BENEDICT,s NOMINATION.
A Question That Will Require Careful Hand
ling by Both Parties.

A Question That Will Require Careful Hand
ling by Both Parties.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4-"The question pre-
sented in the nomination of Public Printer Ben
edict is very important one" said Represents
tive Farquhar, of the Buffalo district in talking
of the agitation of the subject, to-day. This
nomination involves the good will of the whole
Knights of Labor organization, and therefore
commands the most careful consideration.
Neither political party can afford to pass lightly
over it. If Mr. Benedict is not qualified for the
office, as is alleged and he is confirmed, the
labor organizations Of the country will hold the
administration responsible in the first, and the
majority in the Senate in the second instance.
It is expressly set forth by the Revised Statutes
that the Public Printer must be practical
printer and have knowledge Of book binding.
OF course, he may have sufficient knowledge in
both branches of the art, and yet fail in a tech
nical examination before the Senate committee;
but that there should be an examination for the
purpose of ascertaining what he does ard does
not know, there can be no question. Ii he has,
as charged. been crammlng himself preparatory
to examination as to his qualifications, he
ought to fail, as he must know these things be-
fore he takes the office"
Major Farquhar is practical printer himself
OF the highest standard, having served in the
conventions of the International Typographical
Union, and is mentioned for the position Of
Public Printer in 1885, should there be a change
of administration then. He is the moro anxious,
for this reason that the question presented by
the nomination of Mr. Benedict be settled to the
entire satisfaction of the trades unions which
are interesting themselves in the natter. He
desires that the standard of printer for this
position be fixed as high as possible, and believes
that simply knowing the boxes and how to set
straight matter should not, as contemplated by
law, be sufficient qualification.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
The WyandOtte eTrain-Wreckers.

KANSAS Cry. Jan. An the Hamilton trial,
at Wyandotte, charged with train wrecking
Charles Jupp testified that he had been a track.
walker on the Missouri Pacific, and knew the
track to have been in bad condition at the time
of the wreck.
John Ryan, also formerly track walker tes-
titled to the same effect. He swore that he had
found broken fish plate at the place of the
wreck on the day that it occurred, and the
edges of the fracture were old and rusty. When
asked if he were knight of Labor the witness
refused to answer. The defense objected to the
question, but was overruled The witness still
refused to answer until the court threatened to
commit him to Jail He then said he had been
Knight of Labor, but is not at the present
time.
About twenty-five witnesses were examined
to-day, all of them testifying to the bad condi-
tion of the track. They were chiefly railroad
employees who had been in the habit of passing 2
in the vicinity of the Missouri Pacific track to
and from their homes. With few exceptions
all admitted, on cross-examnation, that they
were Knights of Labor. One of the strongest
witnesses damaged his evidence on the cross
examination by acknowledging that he had been
active in belping to secure testimony for the de-
fense, and had held consultation with Hamil-
ton in Jail last Sunday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
WARNING TO PENSIONERS.
Some of the Risks Incident upon Filing Ap-
plcatiOn for Increase.

Some of the Risks Incident upon Filing Ap-
plication for Increase.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4--"If pensioners know
when they were we'll off they would not, as a
rule try to get an increase of pay" said prom
inent Democratic Senator, to day. You would
be surprised" continued he, 'if were to tell
you what large proportion of those who apply
for an increase of pension have their pensions
cut of entirely. In one week no less than ten
of the pensioners attempted to get increases
for were deprived of all their pay. or course,
pension cases are reopened whenever application
is made for increase, and the case is made new,
as it were. 1t requires just much testimony
to get an increase as it does to get original
pension. In the investigation for an increase it
often develops that The pensoner is not entitled
to any pension at ALL Fully 10 per cent. Of
those VINO ask for increases get left entirely.
Many who think their proof is ndisputable are
amazed TO learn that there are defects scme-
where which have had the effect Of cutting them
off entirely. Where pensioner is dead positive
that his record and his disabilities beyond
the pale OF dispute, he can safely go on and try
for an increase, il he thinks his rating is too
low; but IL be is not sure of this he had better
go slow; In fact, he had better make effort at
all. A clerk IN the Pension Offiee told me- the
other day. that there were half as many pen.
sions being dropped as allowed, nowadays and
that most of those dropped came from the list
of applicants for increase"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
tits Believed the Marked Lack of Unity
the Democrats Will Deter the President
from Calling an Extra Session.
A Case That Calls for Careful Handling
by Politicians Of Both Parties.
The Risks That Pensioners Incur by Filing
Applications for Increased Pay-Mis-
cellaneous Washington News.
TIE F1rTIErH CONGRESS.

The President Not Likely to Take the Re-
sponsibility of Calling an Extra Session.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4--Although many things
are conjured up nowadays which might we'll
provoke an extra session Of Congress- no one in
Washington really believes such thing as an
extra session among the probabilities. Tariff.
internal revenue, the surplus, bonds for national
bank securities, our intercourse with Canada on
the fishery question, and many other things are
mentioned; but if any one will stop to study the
attitude of the parties and the people on these
matters, he will see the impossibility of doing
anything at an extra session, and the RESPONSE
bility that would entail upon the President in
calling it. Republicans say they dare the
President to call an extra session to reduce the
surplus; that 1t would end in more political
confusion than he could explain in a decade. It
is folly to think of extra session for a subject
on which the dominant party is 80 split up as
the tariff. The condition of the national debt is
said to not be such as to admit of new basis
for bank security. To discuss diplomatic rela-
| tions or International trade means an opening up
of the question of coast defenses and the pre-
senting OF the only real excuse that is generally
believed to be possible for an extra session.
| That is coast defenses. The hammering that
the people in New York and all along the At
| lantic and Pacific coasts are giving to Congress
will have an effect if kept up. The subject Is
more talked Of now than ever before AS this
contemplates the expediture of between fifty
millions and one hundred millions of dollars it is
a subject of great interest to the whole country.
Besides taking so much money ont of the treas-
ury. it means an effect upon the trade of the
country. 1t would elevate the price of labor,
and the things which people eat and wear. Till
Congress gets together upon something there
| will be no extra session.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
Van WYck May BE Beaten.

Special to the Indianapolis journaa.
OMAHA, Neb.. JAN 4-The Herald's Lincoln
special reports the organization of both houses
of the Legislature. The anti-VanWyck men
captured the Senate organization and the Van
Wyck men that of the House. The Democrats
in both houses stood fast op party lines. The
organization decides nothing on the senatorial
question, balloting on which begins two weeks
from to-day. Tho indications are that Van
Wyek will be defeated. If the Democrats don't
break ranks he certainly will There is plenty
of talk of Doodle affecting the result. Van
Wyck is very rich. and so are some of his rivals.
Dr. George l.. Miller will PROBABLY be the choice
of the Democratic caucus.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05

Under the terms Of the trust the trustee took
immediate possession and is to collect the notes
and accounts and proceed to convert said prop
erty into cash, by sale or otherwise; land if he
snail deem it best he may manufacture the
material on hand into boots and shoes, and then
sell the same. or he may dispose of the property
as to him shall be deemed most advantageous to
the trust thus created
The trustee will go with the manufacture
of goods and endeavor to settle up all claims.
The house has a large number of orders now
hand enough to keep running for some time.
This is the largest business misfortune Lafay-
cite mas had for many years. if. inded, it is not
the largest lin amount of liabilities) ever occur
ring in our little city.
j. Herman Wiebers, retail tobacconist, this
morning transferred his stock and personal
property to Colfax Earl, trustee, to dispose of
and settle up with creditors. Liabilities, about
So, 600. One-half of this is to Lafayette credi-
tors, who are preferred.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
WHEN
BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENTS.
The Causes That Impe,led Falley Hoes to
Transfer Their Property.

The Causes That Impe,led Falley g. Hoes to
Transfer Their Property.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 4-The transfer of all
tho personal property Of Falley & Hoes, the
large Wholesale shoe manufacturers, to James
B. Faley, as trustee continues to be matter
of gossip and surprise among our people, who
had regarded the firm one of unusual finan-
cial backbone. 1t is understood that certain
Eastern creditors, to whom they owed large sums,
for rubber and leather were becoming importu-
nate for settlement The firm had thousands of
dollars due, but this didn't take the place of
cash. Mr.. Falley told your reporter that their
collections last fall fell short of their estimates.
and of what they ought to have been, fully $780,.
600. The weather was dry. and retail merchants
found themselves stocked up with goods for
which there was no demand. They depended
upon sales to enable them to meet their bills
and as they did not realize in that way, the re-
tail merchant could not meet the bills of the
Wholesale house, and in this way their resources
were crippled.
The trustee. James B. Faley, estimates the
assets of the firm will foot up 1910. 900. This
consists of some real, estate, machinery, stock,
etc. just how readily this can be converted into
cash is matter for the future to decide. The
trustee expects to be able to meet all the claims
in full, but it WILL of course, take time All the
Lafayette creditors of the firm of Falley e Hoes
have been preferred in amounts as follows
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
Responsibility for the Collision.

CHICAGO, Jar. "A special to the Daily News
from Tifin, O., says: Conduct Fletcher says
that the engineer of the freight train was drunk.
His name is Kylor and he is now at Chicago
Junction Conductor Haskell, of the passenger
train, was in the sleeper, and ran forward in
time to receive some papers from the dying
men, Ballard and Parks. The piles of ashes and
debris now to be seen at the place of the coils
ion are full of bones, remains of jewery and
melted silver money. Ten of the killed are
utterly unknown. An old gentleman named
Ferguson, of Bloomdale, left Pittsbure on the
express and has not since been heard from.
His son was tonight looking among the burned
remains and ashes to find something by which
to identify one of the black pups as his father.
1.-THE coroner Of Seneca county has not vet
begun a regular examination of witnesses. The
blame seems to be with the of the freight
train. At least fifteen were killed, but the only
names known are James Postlethwaite and two
sons, Spencer and Henry. of Belton. w. Va; !;
NJ. H. Parks. Washington, D. c.; Mr.. Fredericks,
fireman of the passenger train: Mr.. Pierce, ex-
press messenger. and Mr.. Ballard. from some
town in New York State. Mr.. Ballard, like Mr.
Parks. of Washington, threw his papers out of
the window while being gradually crushed and
burned to death"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
MORE CREMATION.

Accident on the Boston & Albany-One Man
Killed and a Large Number Injured.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. 4.-Mittineacue sta
ton was the scene of frightful railroad acci-
dent at an early hour this morning The Mo
doc train from Albany approached the depot an
hour behind time and running at the rate Of
about thirty five miles an hour. When within a
few rods of the depot FIVE of the six cars in the
train were thrown from the track by broken
wheel under the baggage car. The train con-
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
Assignment at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 4.-Late this afternoon
Weatherby, Stevens s. Co., dry goods merchants
at No. 116 West Fourth street. made an assign
ment to James NJ Glenn. Their liabilities are
estimated at $l55. 900. with assets valued at
$138,00 The firm is one of long standing, and
is among the most prominent in the retail dry
goods trade of the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
MINOR COINS.

Suggestions of Mr.. Manning to Secure
Prompt Distribution.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.--The Secretary Of tha
Treasury to day transmitted to the House
communication from the directors of the mint
bearing on the Issue and redemption Of minor
coin. The director says the experience Of last
year has shown concusively that miEor coins
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
Railway People Try to Hide tho Facts.

CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-The Baltimore & Ohio
long-delayed wrecked train did not arrive at
the depot here until 1890 this morning. One of
the first men to be helped off was Harry
j. Forester, of Chicago His head was
bandaged and his left arm broken. No sooner
had he alichted from coach than
burly railroader grabbed him. The wounded
man was hustled into the baggage=room and
left there while the railroad man stormed at
the reporters and yelled to Forester not to say
anything to the newspaper men, Forester near
ly tainted from exhaustion, but at late hour
was taken away. lie escaped almost miraculous
IL from the wreck, being one of the four men who
were not killed in the smoking-car. The seat on
which he doing thrown through
the roof of the car, carrying him with it.
Though fearfully injured, he managed to crawl
away from the fire and was taken charge of by
the railroad officials None of the other wounded
passengers WAS brought here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05

the debris, and passed over men who were being
ground to pulp by the portion of the baggage
car which was sliding into and above the floor of
the smoker Bates is terribly cut about the
ankles He got out of window. He was sent
20 his home at Newark
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
Pathetic and Heart-Rending Scenes and
Incidents in and About the Wreck.

The Victims, with Three Exceptions. Burned
So As To Be Observation-Disclosures Acct
dent on the Boston & Albany Railway.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05

ST JACOBS On is the best remedy for rhen-
matism before the American people.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05

AYER's Cherry Peetoral cures Colds, Coughs
md Consumption; An uneqnaled anodyne ex-
ectorant
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
DEATH IN TERRIBLE FORM.
Collision on the Baltimore & Ohio Line,
Causing a Loss of Nineteen Lives.

An Express Train, Running Fully Mile
Minute, Crashes Into Freight-The Pas
sengers Imprisoned in the Blazing Cars.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05

You are invited to
call and look through
the largest and hand
soonest Clothing, Fur
nishing and Hat store
ever seen in Indiana.
Special Low-PRIcE
Overcoat sale is now
going on. Take ad-
vantage of it.
Bargains in Under
wear, Gloves, Hats
and genuine Alaska
Seal and other Fur
Caps, Fur Gloves,
Robes, etc.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
WHAT,WHERE, WHEN.
E A s Y Il O D O !!

Nothing easier than to give advice; nothing
harder to take. We refrain from it as much
as possible. In our daily chats we incline
more to mere mention, and leave you to do as
you like. Right here we could mention al
most any number of things, and it is really
difficult to discriminate. At venture we
will say SMOKING JACKETS. We have
them plain and embroidered and in cloths,
silks and velvets-not many OF them. So,
if you would get one of them, come soon to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
WHEN INDICATIONS.
WEDNESDAY-Colder, fair weather.

An article is now going the rounds entitled
e.What to Wear" Bless you! We all know
what to wear, but we want to know "How to
get it."
Thus says Philadelphia newspaper. We
say that chow to get it" is not of more impor-
tance than "when to get it, The clothes
question resolves itself into three parts:
w HAT, WHERE, w HE n.
The latter answers it. THE WHEN is the
place to get garments and it is the place to
learn what to get. We give advice as well as
sell goods.
E A s Y L O D O :!
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thwaite and his two soma, who were found in
position which established their identity.
A diversity of opinion prevails regarding the
real cause of the accident The reports agree
that there was carelessness on the part of the
railroad employees, but whether blame should at
tach to the freight or passenger crew is a matter
of conjecture. A thorough investigation will be
made. The coroner has taken charge of the
dead. 1t is now stated that seventeen is the
number who were killed. and that out of fifteen
passengers in the smoker but one escaped.
Private kilograms from Bellaire, O., announce
that Grant Mansell and George Simpson. of Mil
waukee, were the train. AS their relatives
cen get word from them it is believed they
perished.
John TowhiH passenger now lying at Chi
cago junction, was in the smoker about three
seats from the front stove. He felt the shock
when the engines came together as if he had
been struck in the back, and saw two
| persons shoot upward nearly to the top
/ of the coach. Then began horrible crunch
| ing, and the baggage came into the
| smoker through the end He was caught
| between the seats. and within a minute fire was
| raging all around him. He make tremendous
effort and broke a seat and got out through a
! window. He says he saw two men crushed and
heard their shreks the flames began to pour
out from the dry material. Towhill's hair and
whiskers are all burned off and his shoulder dis
located. The skin has ali slipped from his face
| and scalp
/ John Bates the baggageman. was seated just
in front of Towhill He says at the first shock
| he was thrown upward by the bending Of the
| floor of the car, and saw the wheels come
| through the floor The next moment he was
carried back over the top Of the seats along with
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-02-17

Mos, 81 the addresses we're followed by
qsss,ions and discaaion Some a the
members 81 tue board spose sesinss
cheese asiins for the reason that. 10 sell
los the ehews much mere o. icfiiliEing
rslne 10 tsicn from the farm than 10 sell
ing butter. and farms sre IN dagger Of run-
ming out -here milk is sold or cheese
made. This vas disputed and Dsight
TAYLOR, II Rupert sho has made cheese
Tor forty years. WAS asked 10 sise bis
oplsiou, lie ibongh, b. farm would
compsfe isvofstly With other farms where
butter hss leen rnsde. but said be had
lately purchase some pbosphsie as we'll
IS feed. His soil is tlst- formation and
would hp liteiy 10 I've more lasiiag than
soil from iime rock There j. 40 ques,ioo
,l..t more /. ttcu "A tbs farm ia cheese
a,-tinr than Ia batter mskise. whether
slr difference is eoough 10 be taken into
serious scconBt or not is another ques
tlon.
We think the meetings as a whole we're
profitable. aud We hope the farmers pres
cot will try to put Toto practice some OF
the good advice given them.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-02-17
A Great Iu.tiiutiop.

The extent TO which men patronize
want Ia case they die before acquiring
ample property, is illustrated by the
growth OF all the great life insurance com.
panies.
Forty years ago four fiiths OF the PEG.
pie regarded life insurance as . sort OF
ledgerdemaiu and some even considered it
tempting Providence. Long since, how
ever. every man OF ordinary intelligence
has come TO understand II rs a perfectly
sound scheme of business, providing
against chance by the beneficient law OF
averages and guarding against want by
iudicious annual savings, entrustsd.to able
management.
Attsntion is invited to the annual state !.
ment Of one OF these companies, and one
that is admitted by all others to be one OF
the best. II is the forty fourth annual re.
port Of the Mutual Life of New York II
appears that the new business transacted
10 1856 sggregsting $50. S32, 7l8, being an
increase OF $40, 2s3,724 as compared with
the amount OF risks written the previous
year. The total insurance now in force is
1898, 500, 202 The assets OF the Mutual
Life invested in real estate mortgages, gov
eminent bonds, aud other frst-class Sc
curities amount to STA lsl, 1863 "a, this is
az increase for the year OF IS, 272, 1886, and
the surplus fund during the twelve months
advanced from 5,0l2, 633 to S5,6l3. 56S, a
gain OF S630.935 The amount paid to
policy holders in 1886 was Sl3, 100, l03
aud the amount of premiums received ag-
gregate sl5, 634.7 100.
The Mutual Life company is the larges
life insurance company in the world, and
during its forty-four years Of existence
has paid over s243, 900, 900 to its policy
holders.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-02-17
SILAS EDDY'S ESTATE.

- STATE OF VERMONT, District OF Manch ester 50
In Probate Court held at Manchester within
and Tor said district on the 25th day OF Dec
cember A. ID. 1885.
An instrument purporting to be the last viii
and testament OF silss Eddy, late OF
Peru in said district, deceased, was pro
sented for Probate.
Whereupon session Of said Court, TO be held
al the Probate ofico In Manchester, in said Dis
trct on the Goth day OF February, A. d. 1888,
was appointed for the allowance OF said instru
ment, and for all persons concerned to appear
and con test the same, IL cause there be for &c
doing, and public notice thereof was ordered tt
be given by the publication hereof in the Man
chester JooRNAL, . newspaper printed at safe
Manchester, three weeks successfully preyiou'
to the time 80 appointed.
993w LOVELAND MUNSON, Judge.